Donald T. Sterling's LA Times Ads

Some of Sterling's ads use mug shots of powerful people who don't know their images are being used. Most probably don't mind the free promos, especially if they're facing an election. They'd have to fork over thousands of dollars to get their mugs in these prime L.A. Times' advertising slots.
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Sterling's insistence on featuring waif-like children rubs homeless experts the wrong way because children are a rarity on heavily male Skid Row.
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In this supremely incorrect ad, Sterling not only gets the city address wrong, but also the skyline--that's downtown LA, not Long Beach. Twelve days later, the same ad ran with "Los Angeles" instead of "Long Beach" in the copy. (There is no 691 Irolo in Long Beach.)
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Another version of what some have called the Giant Face.
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Sterling has used this glimmering image from the beginning, but not a stick of this building is under construction.
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Sterling is said to elongate the images of his rental buildings, and to use buildings not located in the neighborhoods he is promoting, all in order to make the ads seem more Sterling-worthy.
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Business reports say Sterling became a billionaire landlord by investing in hot areas like Beverly Hills and obsessing over the bottom line.
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Some language in the ads is fascinating. Here he's touting the idea that he's going to present this building design to somebody for "approval." No such plans or reviews are in the pipeline at City Hall.
10/15

The ads are so ugly that they've inspired a website, www.quixo.com, devoted to persuading Sterling to please, please use a professional design service.
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In this amateurish ad, he's offering immediate checks to people who want to sell him their buildings.
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When Sterling first started running this half-pager in the Times a long time ago, homeless services operators thought a project was on the way. They don't think that anymore.
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Sharp eyes notice that Sterling manages to use his last name four five different times in the main ad touting his help for the homeless. Note his name even above the entry.
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